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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 6 of 7

Strategy Driven

Silent Killer #5: Suppressing Innovation. Thanks to the bureaucracy and lack of listening that exists in most companies today, we have created working environments that stifle the creativity, original thought, and innovation that make our human capital so valuable. The greatest enemy of innovation is modern management.

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Mind the (Skills) Gap

Harvard Business Review

These high-growth jobs focus on the science, health and business fields — positions like biochemists, market research analysts and occupational therapists are set to skyrocket over the next decade. Companies are increasingly more concerned about their human capital than about business issues like sourcing, supply chain and location.

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Will Moneyball Analytics Kill Loyalty and Leadership?

Harvard Business Review

Unlike for a Procter & Gamble or Unilever, Morey muses, there is no "aging curve" for marketing prowess: "We can't say that, after 50, this guy won't have another good marketing idea again.". Think of it as Six Sigma predictive analytics for talent. We have a luxury in sports," says Morey. But why not?